Lead Recruiter - NON IT

Allegis Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegis Group in Bengaluru, India is seeking a hands-on Lead Recruiter to independently run end-to-end recruitment while mentoring a small team of 3–5 recruiters. You will own sourcing strategies, stakeholder management, and delivery of critical hires across functions.

The role requires strong fundamentals in recruitment, market mapping, and candidate engagement. You will coach the team, build talent pipelines, and ensure timely closures with a focus on quality and stakeholder satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment/Talent Acquisition.
• At least 1–2 years leading, mentoring or guiding a small recruitment team.
• Experience managing a team of approximately 3–5 recruiters preferred.
• Strong sourcing, screening and closing expertise; hands-on contributor.
• Excellent LinkedIn sourcing, job portals, mapping and market research.
• Experience managing multiple mandates across functions; strong stakeholder mgmt.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End recruitment & individual contribution: manage lifecycle for business-critical roles; drive sourcing strategies; map competitors; translate requirements into strategies; own closures and candidate experience.
• Lead, guide and mentor a team of 3–5 recruiters; allocate mandates; review performance; coach on sourcing techniques and stakeholder management.
• Stakeholder management & hiring delivery: partner with hiring managers; provide regular updates; manage expectations and timelines; improve processes and reduce turnaround time.
• Recruitment MIS & process excellence: track metrics; maintain dashboards/reports; analyze performance and drive process improvements.

Skills

End-to-End Recruitment

Team Leadership

LinkedIn Sourcing

Market Mapping

Stakeholder Mgmt

Excel & MIS

Candidate Engagement

Job description

Job Description – Lead Recruiter | Talent Acquisition - NON IT

Experince Range - 5 to 6 years

Work Mode: 5 Days Work From Office (WFO)

About the Role

We are looking for a hands‑on and passionate Lead Recruiter who can independently manage end-to‑end recruitment while leading and mentoring a small team of 3–5 recruiters.

The ideal candidate should have strong recruitment fundamentals, excellent sourcing and market‑mapping capabilities, and the ability to drive hiring delivery through both individual contribution and team performance.

This role requires someone who enjoys being actively involved in recruitment, takes ownership of critical closures, and can guide, motivate and develop recruiters to achieve hiring objectives. The person should be equally comfortable managing stakeholders, handling challenging mandates and mentoring the team.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to‑End Recruitment & Individual Contribution

• Independently manage the complete recruitment lifecycle for business‑critical and recurring positions.
• Drive sourcing strategies through LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, networking, and other innovative sourcing channels.
• Conduct company mapping, competitor mapping and talent‑market research to build quality talent pipelines.
• Understand hiring requirements and translate them into effective recruitment strategies.
• Personally drive critical and challenging positions, ensuring quality closures within agreed timelines.
• Manage candidate engagement, assessments, interview coordination, offer negotiations and closures.
• Maintain strong relationships with candidates and ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Lead, guide and mentor a team of 3–5 recruiters.
• Allocate hiring mandates based on team capabilities, priorities and business requirements.
• Conduct regular reviews of individual recruiter performance, sourcing pipelines and hiring progress.
• Coach recruiters on sourcing techniques, candidate assessment, stakeholder management and offer closures.
• Support team members in overcoming sourcing challenges and managing difficult hiring mandates.
• Build a collaborative, accountable and performance‑driven recruitment team.
• Take ownership of overall team delivery while ensuring individual recruiters meet their hiring commitments.

3. Stakeholder Management & Hiring Delivery

• Partner with hiring managers and business stakeholders to understand current and future talent requirements.
• Establish strong stakeholder relationships and provide regular hiring updates.
• Manage hiring expectations, recruitment challenges and market‑related constraints.
• Drive recruitment processes efficiently and ensure timely feedback and decision‑making.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, sourcing strategies and hiring turnaround time.

4. Recruitment MIS & Process Excellence

• Track recruitment metrics, team productivity, hiring progress and closure ratios.
• Maintain accurate recruitment dashboards, reports and trackers using Excel.
• Analyse recruitment performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Drive process improvements to enhance hiring efficiency and candidate experience.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in end-to‑end recruitment / Talent Acquisition.
• At least 1–2 years of experience in leading, mentoring or guiding a small recruitment team.
• Experience managing a team of approximately 3–5 recruiters will be preferred.
• Strong individual contributor with hands‑on experience in sourcing, screening and closing positions.
• Excellent expertise in LinkedIn sourcing, job portals, company mapping and market research.
• Experience managing multiple hiring mandates across different functions or business requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and requirement‑gathering capabilities.
• Ability to coach and develop recruiters while driving individual and team performance.
• Good understanding of recruitment metrics, MIS and hiring dashboards.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and recruitment tracking/reporting.
• Ability to work independently and take complete ownership of hiring delivery.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is genuinely passionate about recruitment and enjoys the entire hiring process.
• Is a strong recruiter first, with the ability to lead and mentor others.
• Enjoys being hands‑on rather than moving entirely into a managerial role.
• Can independently handle challenging positions while supporting the team.
• Has a mentoring mindset and takes an active interest in developing recruiters.
• Demonstrates ownership, accountability and a strong execution mindset.
• Can balance individual hiring targets with overall team delivery.
• Is approachable, grounded, proactive, and confident in stakeholder interactions.